It's night, the hour of Hai.

The huge shopping team finally dissipated, and everyone found an excuse to say goodbye and leave, but everyone knew that everyone left just to prepare...

Next, we will meet again soon.

When we get together again, it will not be a situation of chatting and laughing. At that time, we need swords and shadows, and relatives and friends will compete.

Why fight?

Fight for profit.

...

The hour of Hai will arrive soon.

At this time, at about 9 o'clock in the evening of the later generations, the government affairs hall in Youzhou City was brightly lit, and a banquet that had been prepared for a long time finally began.

Looking around, the hall was filled with dining tables. Since there were too many people who needed to attend the banquet, and the government hall was temporarily emptied, it was impossible to create a large table and banquet, so we could only adopt the method of eating separately.

So it's all small dining tables.

A small seat cushion is provided behind the table.

These dining tables are really very small, with a length of only about two feet wide. If compared with things from later generations, they are probably equivalent to a primary school student's desk.

In fact, this comparison is not wrong at all, because these small tables are really desks.

All of them were temporarily borrowed from the primary schools in the city.

Hundreds of small desks are placed in the main hall, giving people a feeling of financial difficulties in Youzhou City.

Such an entertainment pattern can be said to be extremely simple, but even such a simple entertainment cannot be attended by anyone.

First, capital verification is required.

That is to see your strength.

Just this capital verification scene that has never been seen in ancient times and the present makes the banquet attract attention before it even started.

There were a lot of jokes.

It also breeds many possible comparisons.

Not only foreign merchants are competing, but various aristocratic families in the Tang Dynasty are also competing.

...

The night is blurred and the lights are like day.

At this time, some guests had arrived early on the small table in the government hall, and whispered to each other according to their friendship.

However, there are more guests who have not arrived.

At this moment, I suddenly heard someone shouting outside the door of the Government Hall, shouting: "A guest has arrived, the king of Ruoqiang, the Western Regions, came to the banquet in person..."

Ruoqiang king?

This title immediately made many people's eyes flash.

Someone slowly stood up and looked at the entrance of the hall. When he saw it, he happened to see a fat man jumping out of the carriage.

That fat man was the king of Ruoqiang Kingdom.

The body is full of gold with pearls and treasures...

The local tyrannical style is disgusting!

But when the Lord Ruoqiang raised his hand and smashed a large piece of beautiful jade, he laughed and said, "Thank you for your announcement from the Han guard. I will give you a piece of beautiful jade as a meeting gift."

The early guests in the hall suddenly slapped their faces.

I even think this guy's ostentatiousness is even more disgusting.

Is it a good idea?

Who are you slapping in the face?

Is Ruoqiang very strong? How many days have you eaten?

The huge piece of jade just now costs at least fifty cents of money. Just like this precious treasure, you actually gave it to the guards at the door as a meeting gift?

Is it really about giving gifts?

It's just to highlight your financial resources.

Humph, it’s really a small country. Even if you don’t know how to put it on, you will only use some tricks that can’t be on the table.

However, although I thought so in my heart, everyone actually knew that this was because of jealousy.

Sure enough, only one guest gritted his teeth and said with an unhappy face: "Master Ruoqiang, what's the big thing? A country dares to compete with us for wealth."

Another guest next to him sighed and said, "Although they are small and have few people, they are very lucky. The Ruoqiang Kingdom in the past was indeed very poor, but the Ruoqiang Kingdom in the future was definitely very rich. There is no way, I will seize the opportunity..."

As he said that, he stopped slightly, sighed and said, "The thirty years of tax revenue distribution in Youzhou City can ensure that Ruoqiang's country makes a fortune. If our country also has this qualification, I will definitely perform more ostentatiously than him tonight."

These words made many guests look dull.

But his eyes were filled with envy and jealousy.

"Mom, slap..."

Suddenly someone scolded a national scolding. He was obviously a foreigner, but he spoke Chinese more easily than anyone else.

But seeing this man's face full of displeasure, he gritted his teeth and said fiercely: "When he comes into the hall later, we don't talk to him. Isolate him and embarrass him."

Everyone looked at each other and immediately reached a tacit understanding.

All in my heart.

At this moment, the Ruoqiang king walked into the hall, and suddenly the guests all stepped forward, and they all started to get close to each other with a smile on their faces. Then everyone was stunned and looked at each other again.

In an instant, they all cursed in their hearts: "This group of bastards who have changed their lives have almost been cheated by you."

It turns out that they all have the same plan.

Everyone wants others to be a slander.

Especially the guy who just proposed to be isolated, the smile on his face was sweeter than anyone else, and he said like a dog-licking: "Master Ruoqiang, it's been a long time since I'll have time to have a free time? Let's sit in our Xiaowan Inn."

The Lord of Ruoqiang shook his head and frowned and said, "Is the inn of Xiaowan Kingdom? The Lord of the People's Republic of China seems to be very remote!"

The guy just now laughed again and said anxiously: "Hahaha, not far away, the address is on Xinyi Street in Youzhou City. If the king comes to visit, he will definitely serve tea. If we can reduce some city gate taxes for our Xiaowan Kingdom, then the maids responsible for boiling water and cutting tea for you will definitely be happy."

The Lord Ruoqiang frowned again, then nodded loudly and said, "Okay, the Lord of the country also wants to make more friends. We all belong to the 36 countries of the Western Regions. If I have free time, I will definitely visit you."

As he said that, he stopped and said with a shrewd look on his face, "But there is one thing I have to explain in advance. It is impossible to reduce the taxes of the city gate. Although my country has invested in the walls of Youzhou New City, it only accounts for seven out of 100 shares. So I am not qualified to reduce taxes for people, at most it is a discount of seven out of 100 yuan."

As he said that, he stopped again and looked at the person who spoke and said, "And there is a limit on this discount, which needs to be deducted from my income. In other words, the tax reduction for you is actually using my income..."

This is already a polite statement.

But the man pretended not to understand just now, but instead crawled along the pole with a giggle and said, "I dare not think about the discount of 7 out of 100. If the king can give 3 out of 100, it is considered a friend."

As he said that, he gestured to everyone and invited the alliance and said, "Do you guys think so?"

The guests next to them nodded repeatedly and said, "That's right, the third out of a hundred is considered a friend. We all know that the king of Ruoqiang is generous, and for the sake of his friends, he will definitely not care about the third out of a hundred."

Three out of a hundred?

That is three percent.

Although the discount is not too high, it is also a real money!

The king of Ruoqiang obviously frowned, and after a long time, he sighed and said, "My Ruoqiang Kingdom is too weak. If I don't agree to you, I'm afraid it won't be a good time. Well, it's only three out of a hundred. But this discount is only five years, and if there are more, I would rather turn against you."

Everyone was immediately happy and gave thumbs up and praised: "I am worthy of being the king of Ruoqiang, and my personality is generous."

The Lord of Ruoqiang sighed again and suddenly said, "Everyone is a Western Region country. I hope you will have a conscience after taking advantage of it. If another country comes to force me, you have to help me with it."

Everyone looked at each other, then said with a serious expression: "The Western Regions are covered with water, and they will naturally attack and defend the alliance. Ruoqiang's king, but please rest assured, we will not take your discount in vain."

The king of Ruoqiang stopped talking, and his fat body sat at a small table, picked up a pot of water and wine, and poured it into his mouth angrily.

Before the meal started, he drank first, but everyone knew that he was depressed, so they didn't tease him for a while.

Anyway, you have already earned the price, so you still have to give the face you should give.

Not far behind the hall, Gu Tianya and Li Shimin stood with their hands behind their hands. The two saw this scene. Li Shimin suddenly said to him: "The country is small and the people are scarce, and even if there is a benefit, they cannot defend themselves. Weakness is sad."

Gu Tianya nodded and sighed: "Second brother, don't look like this king of Ruoqiang, he really has a bloody nature of daring to fight and do it. At the beginning, I urgently needed funds to build Youzhou New City, but when I borrowed money from others, I was rejected. Only Ruoqiang, the king of Ruoqiang, lent me 100,000 yuan without hesitation."

He stopped slightly and smiled, "At that time, he didn't know that these 100,000 yuan would become a shareholding in the construction of the city wall."

Li Shimin looked at him with great meaning and suddenly smiled: "I'm afraid you didn't plan to buy shares at the beginning. What you meant is just to borrow money. As a result, I found that everyone didn't lend it to you, only a small and widowed guy was willing to give it to you, so you took advantage of the situation and turned his loan into an investment..."

The emperor stopped slightly and said leisurely: "I am very familiar with this strategy, it is nothing more than setting a benchmark. When Youzhou lacks population, you set up a benchmark for Gu Asao to attract the people. When Youzhou lacks small officials, you set up a benchmark for Cui Haoran to attract aristocratic families. Now Youzhou New City needs a large amount of funds to build, and you set up a benchmark for Ruoqiang as the king of the country, which is self-evident."

Gu Tianya looked disappointed and looked at Li Shimin and said, "I hate chatting with smart people, and I don't have any sense of accomplishment at all."

Li Shimin was very proud and laughed cheerfully.

...

The two brothers continued to hide behind the hall, silently observing the guests who were constantly coming.
To be continued...